My projector has black dots all over when I use the projector mode. Anyone know why?
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May be the component is aging or some dust inside between outer cover and mini-projection device. Just my guess, haven't use it that often.
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I bought it for my daughter and never experience such things yet. What I can tell is it's just a toy for a little kid...you can't expect too much!
1213172
It sounds as though whatever cabling you're using to go from the Laptop to the Projector has gone bad and you should replace it with a new one. This has happened to me before and the cable has always been the problem.
1917621
There is also an area where you can manually set black levels which may help. Your problem seems a little different than mine. I have the TV, Pioneer Receiver, and PS3 as the Blu-Ray player. I haven't had a problem since I switched it to standard mode.
1995941
My TV had many stationary white/black dots and also some blinking dots. All of them are fixed with the new chip.
1618833
Have you tried any older systems to see if they look okay/have lag?Anyway, thanks for the info! I may have to go for this, although I'm a bit nervous not being able to return it if there are dead pixels or whatever.
2042916
Should turn on regardless of input hookup. It's it plugged in to good power outlet? If plugged in ready to go, you should have red LED on power button. It turns green when starting up. If you have neither, you have no power to the projector. If you get green LED but no projection, you have a setup issue (refer to manual) or a defective projector.
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It sounds like the "backlight" in the screen went bad. if the backlight is going bad/dim, it will make colors look dull or washed out. However, if you think this is a software issue and not hardware, suggest you try to change your battery settings - change to maximum performance (instead of max battery) and see if that changes anything.
1995940
Hi.. The blinking dots will eventually become permanent. After plugging in the new unit, it took care of all the dots and was clearer than ever. It's a great fix.
80694
Try turning "Deep Color Output" in the video settings to "Off". Seems to be working for me...
227155
First off, I've only had the unit for a few days... The only setting I've tweaked is the back-light in 'Standard Picture' mode. I reduced it from the default of 60 down to 50, and it seemed to remove any distracting blooming or flash-lighting effects, of which it is only very slight in the first place, and really only noticeable if your room is dark, and the screen is black.
1478692
Try the pattern button on the remote. If it is blue and white then your projector has color and you need to check out your input. If it is black and white send it back.
2095479
I've had multiiple problems with this model. First I had the "white dot" problem. At first a few white dots show on the screen. Then every day there are more and more until the screen is a star field. The DLP chip had to be replaced to fix this. Then I had the problem you're describing. It wasn't the LED which lasts about 10 years (unlike the non-LED models which have a bulb that needs to be replaced every 3 years). It was either the motherboard or DMD board. I forget which, but I ended up paying $600 to have it fixed. It was out of warranty.
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I made setting adjustments, updated the firmware and have since watched scenes with dark backgrounds and it seems to have gone away? Don't know why for sure but so far, so good. Thought the same. Perhaps it is a HDMI cable issue but was seeing it both on tv broadcasts as well as DVD so felt it must have been related to some sort of setting? Don't think both of my HDMI cables would have been bad! Thanks.
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Have you tried a different via cable if that is how you are connected? Move the existing cable around, does the color improve/change? Check the pins in the ends of the cable, are any of them bent? If you connect other video sources such as a vcr or DVD player is this also green? Working with projectors for 10 years has taught me If all inputs result in a green or yellow screen you have a failing light engine, if it's just one component you most likely have a bad cable.
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I think I found an answer to the issue. The problem I had is that I changed the settings immediately to "Dynamic," which raises the brightness significantly, and is only supposed to be used in a very bright room. When I put the settings back to normal everything looks great and the side light issues disappear. I guess I just need to listen to the suggestions of what the different picture modes are for.
1995942
Yeah this will fix it. You may not have noticed but a lot of the dots began as a blinking pixel. Good luck.
745951
Yes I also experienced a moment of black screen. It is annoying for this screen keep doing that. Hope there is a fix for it but I haven't tried to find a solution. If anyone have figured out how to fix this let me know